Improvement in hay-presses



MPEERS, PHOTD-UTHOGRAFNER, WASHINGTON. D. C.

. that@ "Sitter permettete J. HAM. DAVISON AND THOMAS J. SASHER, 0F MOUND STATION,

' ILLINOIS.

Lettere Peten'e Ne. 108,889, dated November 1, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may conce/rn Be it known that we, J. HAM. DAWSON and THOMAS J. SA'SHER, of Mound Station, Brown countyv and State of Illinois, have invented au Improved Haylress 5 and we do hereby declare the following to be an exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereon making a part of this spec-itication, in' whichl i Figure l represents a side elevation' of the machine.

Figure 2 is an end elevation of the same. f

Figure 3 exhibits the windlass that operates the lower levers, with pulleys moving on a guide or horizontal rail way-track.

The nature of our inventi'ou consists in the construction of the upright press, when arranged with levers, pulley, and railway-track, fastenings, beater, and windlass, combined and operating as herein described; and A v The object and advantage of our invention are facilities in working the press expeditiously; and, in the operation, ,having greater power with less draft, while the whole arrangement ot' the devices are simple, and not liable to be thrown out of gear or put out of order.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use our invention, We will proceed to describe its oon-` struction and operation as follows A represents the square upright box-frame, that supports the devices.

'B is the square block or beater above, that operates vertically in the square center of the box of the frame A, by means of a rope or chain, C, attached to the upper side of the beater I3, and working on a pulley, D, at the top ofthe machine, thence down and around the lower pulley E, so as to operate the beaterB up and down with ease and rapidity.

The hay being inserted into the square box-frame A at the opening Gr until the box is filled and the I hay is well beaten down by the beater l5, the door lzI is then closed over the opening G, and the hinged upright lever J, at the side of the machine, is then lowered and fastened at the opposite side of the frame by the hinged linkor clevis K, the lever J resting upon the top of the beater B, as shown by the dotted lirios J at fig. 1.

'.lhe adjustable lever L, working on a fulcrnm,.M, at the side of the machine, and clasping the end ot' the windlass N, moves the windlass back or forward, so as to throw the shaft in or o utof gear-with its connection or fellow on the end ot'a shaft of a horsepower intended to be runat the side ot" the machine; and as the connection is made at P, the shaft N revolves, winding upon it the chains o1' ropes R R, con-` -nected with the ends of the movable levers S S moving upon the pulley-wheels T T that run upon the guide-rail U on the plat-form of the machine.`

The upper ends of levers S S are pivoted to the pressing-block V, and asthe windlass N draws the lower ends of levers S S together, the upper ends raise by Letters Patent, is-

'Ihe arrangement of the grooved windlass N, provided with the clutch P and forked lever L, in combi'- nation with chains R, arms S, and platen V, in the manner h erein shown and described, for the purposes set forth.

- J. HAM. DAVISON..

T. J. SASHER.

Witnesses: T. A. Davison, J. H. DAvIsoN. 

